Oil cup



F. M. FURBER oIL CUP Aug. 30, 1927. y 1,640,495

` Filed Nov. 28; 1923 Figui gli Patented Aug. 3Q, 1927.

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FREDERICK ivi'. runnen-yor REVERIE, MAssAcHUsnTrs;'sA1\/IUEL n. GUTLER ADMIN- Isrnafron or SAID rnnnnnrcxjivr. FURBERQDECEASED.

OIL

Application led November devices commonly known as oil cups.

widely usedf on machineryi to supply oil,`

grease or the like to'friction surfaces..

An oi-licup Y usually is equipped with a threaded shank by means of which it is secured in its operative position. lnthreading-an'oi'lcup into place it is a. verylcommon practice to grip the bodyofthe cup with a pair of gas pliers in ordery to give it the=last few turns'necessary to thread it tightly into the machine part to which it is to b esecured; This very frequently results in breaking the joint or union between' t-he cup body and itSshank. thus not only ruining the cupa but also leaving a threaded nipple tightened into a machine part where itcan often beremoved only with some difficulty. In many cases, however. it is practically vimpossible to .install an oil cup in any other way. Thatis, it must be. placed ina position which is so difficult of access that it is impossible to usea wrench onthe square or hexagonal shrank ofthe oil cup. y

lithA these. considerations in view, the presentinvention aims to devise an oil cup construction which, while being unusually.

sturdy and substantial in construction, can.

at the. same time befmaufactured very veconomically.` The invention: is especially concerned with the union or joint between the oil cup body ,and its shank.

It' is also an; object of the invention to improve the cover construction of oil cups with a view to effecting economies in manufacture, and to devising-.a cover which/will be more convenient toA use than priorconstructions.

The nature of the invention vwill be readily understood. from the following description.

when read in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, and the novel featuresr will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring `now to Vthe drawings,

Figure l-is a vertical, central, cross-sec tional view of an oil cupv embodying the pres-ent invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views of slightly differentconstructions; v

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the shank or base of the oil cup;

Figs. 5 and 6 are plan and side views, re'- speetively, of the body of the oil cup shown in Fig. l;

CUP.

28,' 1923. Serial No; 677,390.

Fig; Tis a plan view ofthe blank for t-he part that-'connects the cover with the oil cup body; and

Fig. 81s a vertical, centrah cross-sectional view on the oil cup body andeover showing a lower end. A slot 3 is formed lin this lower end. The-shankfor base 4 of the oil`cup is best showny in Fig. 4, and itcomprises a screw threaded portion. with 'a head 5 of hexagonal outline at one endoffsaid portion. Atthe upper end of the'head. 5 afproj-ecting tongue 6 is formed.r which is `rectangul'uarrin outline and isi ofV such 4dimensions that it will fit snugly in the slot 3. Curved faces 7--7 are also formed-on the head 5 at opposite sides of the tongue' 6 to titvsnugly against the outer face of the.hemispnerieal surfaceV of the -body 2.

Thisshank may be made out of hexagonal bar stock by turning down and threading a suitable portionA of such a piece of stock, and then runnin the end ofrthis piece against a rotating cutter to form` the curved upper face ofthe tongue 6. `A divided ballcutter with thev twov sections thereofspaced apart by*Y a distance equal tothe width ofl the rtongue 6 is then used Ito form the faces 7-7v, the radius of the cutter being equal-to the ra.- ^dius of.the"hemispherical` end of the body 2. A'jhole 8 is then drilled axially throughthe shank; I

The body 2 may-be formed by the punch andvdie process in afinanner that willbe obvious to those skilled in this art, and the slot'niay also be formed by punching. y

` In assembling` the parts, the surfaces 7-7 and the lateral. faces of the tongue 6 are coated with aisuitable flux. The body 2 is then set on the shank in the position shown in Fig. l, and a few drops of melted solder are next runinto vthe bcc y. This solder will Ilhe tongue and slot construction will stand practically any strain that can be transmitted by the cup body. At the same time, this construction can be manufactured vei'y economically.

F ig. 2 shows a construction Which is essentially like that shown in F ig. l except that the shank is located at an angle of to the anis of the cup. The shank is made exactly in accordance with the showing in Fig. 4, and the only change in the cup con# struction is the difference in the location of the slot in the lbottom of the cup body.

Fig. 3 shows another construction in Which the shank 4 is located at vright angles to the cup body 2. ln this construction the end of the shank'is required to iit against a surface, the lowerpart of Which is of spherical contour, While the upper part is cylindrical in shape. The spherical surfaces on the end of the shank aie formed in the manner above described in connection with the shank shown in Fig. 4, While the cylindrical sur faces are formed by relatively traversing the cutter and the shank in a direction at right angles to the axis of the shank. The same eiqaedient also is used in .shaping the upper end surface 'lO of the tongue with the aid of the rotary cutter which is used to concave this face.l

The cover 12 for the oil cup preferablj-,Iv consists of a circular disk having ing marginal liange to fit over the edge of the cup body. This cover is connected to the body by a part formed by bending the blank 14, Fig. 7, into an inverted U-shape, as best shown in Fig. 8. rllhe central portion of this piece is spot Welded to the cover, and the opposite of this part are sprung aivay from each other, as clearly shown in F ig. 8, so that when they are squeezed toward each other and entered in the upper end of the cup 2, Fig. 8, they Will bear against the opposite Walls of the cup vwith considerable triction. lSlots .l5-l5 are formed in these legs, and after they have -been placed in the cup, a pin i6 is pushed through the slots and through tivo holes drilled in the opposite Walls of the cup body 2" near its upper edge. The ends of this pin are then expanded or peened over to hold it in this position.

ldith this construction the cover can be a dependmoved in a direction axially of the'body into either an open position, as shown in Fig. 2, or a closed position, as shown inFigs. l and 3. The friction of the legs of the partV 14 against the sides of the body will hold it in either of these positions. lnvmost forms of oil cup covers some spring means is provided tor holding the cover in its closed position, and the fact that the cover tends constantly to close is often a nuisance in filling an oil cup. lV ith the lpresent arrangement the cover can be moved into its open position and left there While it is filled. Even in this position, iovvever, the cover is over they top of the cup and prevents dirtfrom falling into it. But at this tine free entrance is aitiord-ed for the end of an oily can spout into the cup.

lt will now be appreciated that this invention provides an oil cupi construction Which is very sturdy and substantial' and'is Well adapted to successfully Withstandthe rough usage to which devices of this character are subjected. it the same time this construction be manufactured veryv economically. ml cover arrangement alsois more connt to use than prior constructions of i. l have been able to learn. f

im he best embodiment of my invention that nave so far devised, it Will be evident that forms Without departing'froni the spirit or scope thereof. V

Having thus described my I desire to claim vasneW is:

1. noil cup comprising a cup-shaped body vhaving a heinispherical end, a shank secured to said end, and a tongue projecting from said shank and iitting in a slot formed in said end of the body, said shankjhaving faces at opposite' sides of said tongue tting snugly against thefouter curvedsurface ofV thebody, and said shank and tongue having a hole therethrough to drain oil from said body. f

2. An oil cup comprising a cup-shaped body-having. a curved outer'surface at the lower end thereof and provided With a long relatively iarrow slot through said end, a shank secured to said body, and a projection invention, what kfrom said shank fitting snugly inl said slot, said shank having a face fitting against saidV iile I have herein shownand described he invention may be embodied in other 

